Articles from September 2018

UI study shows telemedicine can improve outcomes

Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Findings from a UI Health Care study show the use of hospitalists connected by computerized video with physicians and patients in rural hospitals can help improve outcomes for patients, increase patient satisfaction, and reduce costs.

Premature brains develop differently in boys and girls

Wednesday, September 19, 2018
New research shows effects of prematurity to be more severe for male brains than female brains.

Hoffman given 2018 Alton Ochsner Award Relating Smoking and Disease

Monday, September 17, 2018
The selection committee for the 2018 Alton Ochsner Award Relating Tobacco Smoking and Diseases is pleased to present its 33rd Annual Award to Eric A. Hoffman, PhD, professor of radiology, medicine, and biomedical engineering, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, and to professor Geoffrey T. Fong, PhD, professor of psychology and public health systems, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.

Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center awards ACS seed grants

Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Two early-career scientists at UI Carver College of Medicine have each received a $30,000 American Cancer Society seed grant to investigate new ideas related to the cause, prevention, and treatment of cancer.

Med student mobilizes Iowans to care for those affected by drug use

Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Iowa City native Sarah Ziegenhorn returned to Iowa City to begin med school and to found the Iowa Harm Reduction Coalition, a group of trained community members seeing that drug users in Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, and Des Moines are connected with needed health and social services.

UI cystic fibrosis research team wins $11.5 million NIH grant renewal

Tuesday, September 11, 2018
A University of Iowa research team has been awarded a five-year, $11.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue its work on identifying and developing treatment for the causes of cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease.